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el scorcho

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21. Petition: add a 100% tax to all firearm sales to fund mental healthcare & additional police

Reply to Dickster (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 01:37 PM

Dec 2012

Add a 100% tax to the purchase of all firearms to fund additional police and access to mental healthcare resources.
Our nation is in crisis due to easy access of firearms, not enough access to mental healthcare resources and too few law enforcement personnel.

In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre the NRA has called for stationing armed police at each public school to provide protection for our children.

We propose a 100% tax on the purchase of all firearms and ammunition, the proceeds shall be used to strengthen the mental healthcare system nationwide and hire 250,000 new police personnel to guard our schools.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/add-100-tax-purchase-all-firearms-fund-additional-police-and-access-mental-healthcare-resources/RMxBLK9S

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This is what the NRA is up to this morning.... [View all] Dickster Dec 2012 OP

You can get a great hunting knife for twenty bucks. onehandle Dec 2012 #1

I was looking at knives recently - the world of folders has changed a lot! geckosfeet Dec 2012 #25

Good for you HockeyMom Dec 2012 #2

K & R n/t glinda Dec 2012 #3

Not Silent Just Undercover erpowers Dec 2012 #4

Up to three Supreme Court justices? Cool! progressoid Dec 2012 #5

That's what jumped out at me. JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #10

It's gun nuts we're talking about. Look up "stochastic terrorism." 2ndAmForComputers Dec 2012 #18

the money barbtries Dec 2012 #6

poor kid probably needed the job real bad rurallib Dec 2012 #7

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the NRA doesn't give a rats ass about the 2nd Amendment LynneSin Dec 2012 #8

This ^ ^ geardaddy Dec 2012 #9

+1000 blue_heron Dec 2012 #12

Hear! Hear! Roland99 Dec 2012 #13

Exactly. Make them liable, and you won't even need regulation. wtmusic Dec 2012 #14

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2012 #16

Thanks. For what you said, and for letting us know. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #11

Truly shameless! NICO9000 Dec 2012 #15

Any of the assholes that... 99Forever Dec 2012 #17

Same here. nt rivegauche Dec 2012 #27

$250... That must have been one fancy knife... TeeYiYi Dec 2012 #19

Could not imagine giving the NRA the time of day, much less one...single...red...cent. johnnyrocket Dec 2012 #20

Petition: add a 100% tax to all firearm sales to fund mental healthcare & additional police el scorcho Dec 2012 #21

Done and great idea LiberalArkie Dec 2012 #30

The Nerve otohara Dec 2012 #22

Good for you! smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #23

Snakes libodem Dec 2012 #24

Pity the poor reptiles wryter2000 Dec 2012 #31

True libodem Dec 2012 #32

GOOD FOR YOU! I hope it makes a difference. nt rivegauche Dec 2012 #26

They have absolutely no shame! Thanks for arthritisR_US Dec 2012 #28

Welcome to DU wryter2000 Dec 2012 #29

The Gun Culture is very good at politicizing tragedies Doctor_J Dec 2012 #33

First principles, Clarice. Simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius underpants Dec 2012 #34

three Supreme Court justices Skittles Dec 2012 #35